*Allāh As-Samad* 🤍 🟢 The Eternal Refuge is the one to Whom all creatures steadfast, that is, resort to Him. 🟢 The One asked for wishes, sought for help in the calamities, and resorted to in the time of disasters. 🟢 The One whom everyone depends to fulfill their needs, but who needs no one and depends upon no one else. 🟢 The one who is Lord, who possesses and disposes of all affairs, one whom people come to with their needs, but who at the same time is complete and self-sufficient, needing and depending upon no one else. 🛑 Allah’s Name AS-SAMAD in Qur'an: 🟢 This name of Allah appears only once in the Quran, in the second verse of the chapter entitled al-Ikhlas: *"Allah , As-Samad (the Eternal Refuge)."* 112:2 🔳 Surat Al-Ikhlas is one of the most important and crucial Islamic texts when it comes to understanding what Muslims believe about Allah. ▪️It supposedly encompasses the very heart and essence of Islamic monotheism. ▪️It was revealed when the people of Mecca asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) to describe to them His Lord. This Surah answers their question and tells them (and us) about Allah. So when the people of Mecca were being told who Allah was, His being as-Samad was mentioned. 🔴 *Why would this be mentioned out of all His attributes❓* 🟢 Because essentially what you need to know is that *Allah is One and Unique*, and also that *He is as-Samad, the Eternal Refuge, that One who is our means and our end*. We go to Him for our desires but we should also ultimately desire Him—this is sincerity (Ikhlas).